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RALEIGH (November 10, 2016) – The Higher Education Works Foundation extends its congratulations to the winners in Tuesday’s election. Now it’s time to get to work. As they prepare to take office, ...Read more - A chancellor reflects on the electionUNC Asheville Chancellor Mary Grant sent the following message to UNCA faculty, staff and students Wednesday. From: Chancellor’s Office Date: Nov 9, 2016 10:50 AM Subject: A reflection on yesterday’s election In the early ...Read more
- NC State Textiles: ‘Resurgent and increasingly innovative’RALEIGH – The modern textile industry is much more than T-shirts: It’s fireproof tents. Stents for human arteries. Wound-healing fabric with “scaffolding” for new skin. “In North Carolina, we’re all familiar ...Read more
- Hurricane-affected UNC institutions give back to communityCourtesy of UNC@Work Like much of eastern North Carolina, UNC campuses suffered major disruption in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Several campuses closed for more than a week, with students sent ...Read more
- At NC State, solutions to real-world problemsRALEIGH (October 26, 2016) – Whether it’s creating flame-retardant fabrics or drug-detecting nail polish, protecting the power grid or introducing sweet potatoes in sub-Saharan Africa, Randy Woodson calls it a ...Read more
- The Meaning of a 21st-Century Education in North CarolinaBy Michael Tiemann Chair, Board of Trustees University of North Carolina School of the Arts Education reform is a topic that dates back to at least Plato and the ancient Greeks. Adam Smith ...Read more
- UNC Research: “We’ve seen powerful results”CHAPEL HILL – Chancellor Carol Folt calls them “zingers” – imaginative ideas that, when coupled with years of fundamental research, produce enormous breakthroughs in science. And in just the past three ...Read more
- Farmer: “Our path has never been easy”Stephen Farmer Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admissions University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Keynote Address – University Day 2016 October 11, 2016 Chancellor Folt—thank you for that kind and generous introduction. And President ...Read more
- Spellings: Higher education “a new civil right”CHAPEL HILL (October 13, 2016) – At her inauguration today, the 18th president of the University of North Carolina system left no doubt about her view on access to a ...Read more
- “Every child must… reach beyond high school”RALEIGH (October 13, 2016) – The Pope Center for Higher Education Policy distributed a column last week that simply can’t go unanswered. In it, the writer challenges the economic benefits of ...Read more
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